Lancers give themselves chance

When Sunny Hills' boys soccer team had to forfeit five Freeway League games last week, the Lancers went from being the favorites to win the league championship to a long shot to make it into the postseason.

But after beating host Troy, 2-1, on Thursday, the Lancers (8-11-2, 4-4-2) moved into a tie for third place.

They will meet Buena Park today with the winner earning the league's final guaranteed spot in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.

“Their character is phenomenal,” Sunny Hills coach
Mike Schade said. “Look at what happened to them. Look at what was taken away from them.”

The Lancers were in first place in league when they were forced to forfeit 11 games — five of them league games — because two of their players competed on another team during the season, which violated CIF-SS Article 60. Since then, the Lancers have gone 3-0-1.

Arman Marzvaan scored for Troy (2-7-1) in the 77th minute, cutting the Lancers' lead to 2-1.
Hernan Sotello scored the Lancers' goals, both in the first 10 minutes of the game.

Sunny Hills has outscored its opponents, 71-7, this season.

In the Trinity League:

No. 3 Santa Margarita 1, St. John Bosco 0:Sam Goode scored early in the first half and the Eagles (18-3-4, 7-0-3) made it through league play without a loss by beating the visiting Braves. Santa Margarita recorded its 14th shutout of the season.

No. 4 JSerra 5, Orange Lutheran 0:Jonathan Fabulich finished with four goals and an assist for the host Lions (15-3-3, 7-2-1).
Andres Mendoza also scored for the Lions.

In the Empire League

Yorba Linda 2, Pacifica 1:Jacob Kaddoura scored two goals for the visiting Mustangs (12-5-2, 10-2-0), who won their first league championship.

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In girls soccer:

Yorba Linda 1, Pacifica 1 (OT):Emily Shleppey scored on a free kick with less than three minutes remaining in the second overtime period at Yorba Linda as the Mustangs clinched the school's first league title.

The Mustangs (11-5-7, 8-1-3) edged out the Mariners (9-8-4, 8-2-2) by one point.

The Mariners took a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute of the first overtime period, as senior
Ann Marie Lee blasted a twisting line drive shot into the upper far post corner of the goal.

But Schleppy answered in the second overtime period, as she hit a hard line drive free kick that bounced off the hands of Mariners junior
Meg Glisson and into the back of the net.

In the Freeway League:

No. 3 Sunny Hills 1, Troy 0:Maribell Morales scored in the second half as the host Lancers (20-1-5, 9-0-1) clinched their third consecutive league title with a victory over the Warriors (20-4-2, 7-2-1).

In the Sunset League:

No. 5 Los Alamitos 3, Newport Harbor 0:Krystal De Ramos scored twice to help the Griffins (13-3-7, 8-0-2) clinch the Sunset League title with a victory over the Sailors (4-15-4, 2-6-2).
Hannah Goldsmith also scored for Los Alamitos.

In the Academy League:

St. Margaret's 1, Crean Lutheran 0:Sarah Gencarella scored in the second half, as the host Tartans (13-4-4, 9-0) wrapped up the league title over the Saints (16-7-1, 8-2).

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